The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-21
The american Associ alton.

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ST LOUIS May 20-To-days game between
St. Louis and Brooklyn was slugging match,
nineteen runs being earned The visitors field
ing was careless. while that of the home team
was sharp O'Neill was considerably injured in
the first inning by being hit the wrist with a
pitched ball. Peoples had lame leg, and re-
tired in the seventh inning. WEIGH made some
great catches in center field, and Robinson and
Mcclellan did pretty work on second. Score:
s., doHis.. ......,..s 9 z 9 3 9 90 90
Earned runs--St Louis. 10; Brooklyn, o. Two
base hts-McT amany t3l Sylvester Foutz, Caruthers
Swartwood Mcclellan Three base hits-O WE'LL Phil
lips. Stolen bases--Latham %. Gleason t2) Com
iskey 60. WEIGH, Mcclellan Double play-Robin-
a. Hit by pitched bali-O'Seiil Errors-st. Louis
z; Brooklyn s Struck true ous5By carEthsrs 2; by
Caruthers, 2. Time-2:25. Umpire-Knight.
BALTIMORE, TO; cIScINNArI 6.
CINCINNATI. May 20-The first game with the
Baltmores was diseraceful wrangle from be-
ginning to end. In addition to fussine with Chm
cinnati players the Batimores had several rows
among themselves. Tebeau, the young fielder,
made an essay A pitching. and failed lamenta-
bly, After the second inning the contest was
long drawn-out farce. Reilly sprained his ankle
IN the afth inning. keenan, coming in. Kilroy
was batted terri6cally. bat without much
gain. The Reds felded miserably, McPhee
being away off, Score:
B Batimore. .. I'D IS Q 10
Earned runs-Baltimore. IL: Cincinnati. $. Two
base hits-Jones, Tucker, Griffin t2) Three base hits
Greenwood Fulner. Grimm Davis First base on
base ballsMcPhee t2) Nicol Fennelly Tebsau l2),
r is Gs1 Rry H b ga@ass 3 Struck
out-Nicol, Tebeau. keenan,. Baldwin Passed balls
ebeam hours and
Umpire-Cutb bert
METoPoLITAss, 9; LOUISVILLE. 8.
LOUISVILLE, May 20-The Metropoiitans
downed Louisville in a great contest this after
noon. it taking twelve innings to decide it. The
fielding OF the latter was almost faultless, but
the New York nine outbatted them and won the
game upon its merits Tie work of Gorhardt
and O'Brien notable. In the last inning
Meister secured his base on balls stole second
and was brought home by O'Brien's single. Ger
hardt followed O'Brien with timely hit bring
ing the latter in with the winning run. The at
tendance only fair. Score:
M hsassvii.e.. o 9 Z 9 9 9 Is Is
Earned runs-Louisyille, 9; Metropolitans: T. Two
6ass hit'Mack t2l Wolf Cross aanki 1H9s
OBrien. Double plays--White, Mack and Kerins t2)
White, Cross and Kerins. First base balls--of
ing %. Mack. Wolf White (2), Meister O Brien Ger
t hardt Errersn7LouisyiIle ]; Metrogolitans;; g.
Gross. 3. Wild pitches-Hecker 2; Lynch. /.
Time-Two hours and half. Umpire--N1cQuade.
ATHLETICS 10; CLEVELAND, 8.
CLEVELAND. o., May 20-The Athletics won
an easy victory here to-day. Crowell, for Cleve
land. was hit hard and often, besides being wild,
and the fielding of the home club was weak and
full of The short-feld went to pieces
completely. The Athletics were strong at the
bat and in their fielding weighing pitched as
strong as any visiting pitcher this season. and
his support admirable. All the Athletics
made in the first inning. when
Cleveland scored two Stricker's work at
second brilliant. Reccius to have
played third base for the home team for the first
time to-day but Manager Williams thought
best to give him rest after his journey from
Louisville. Valentines umpiring was unsatis-
factory. Attendance. 1000. Score:
Cleveland ---2 Q Q Q l o-3
Earned runs-Cleveland, L; Athletics. 4. Three
base hits-Mann Allen. Poorman, McGarr. Errors
Cleveland. Z; Athletics, 3. Double play-Whiting,
Milligan and Bierbauer. First base balls-Allen
Snyder, Larkin 81 Lyons, Roseman
First base on errors-Cleveland. = Athletics, 3.
Struck out-Crowell ~. Stovey, Mulligan. Rosean
Passed ball-Mulligan. Wild pitch-Weyhting. Stolen
base-McGarr. Time-2:25. Observation-Disclosures